Bengaluru: Australian all-rounder Shane Watson today became the first million-dollar buy of the Indian Premier League players’ auction going to Royal Challengers Bangalore for a whopping Rs 9.5 crore (USD 1.39 million) after an intense bidding war.

India’s Yuvraj Singh wasn’t third-time lucky in terms of being the biggest buy but Sunrisers Hyderabad entered late into the fray to buy him for Rs 7 crore (USD 1.03 million).